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Laki, day 22

Escape from life

1 trip · 33 days · 7,225 km
Laki, day 22
Trips

Operation Iceland

Defender 130 · 14 August – 15 September 2026

Days
33
Distance
7,225km on the road, of which 3,549 in Iceland · + 1,203 km by ferry
Countries
7

France → Belgium → Germany → Denmark → Faroe Islands → Iceland, back via the Netherlands

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OutboundFerryIcelandReturn
Map of the trip Operation Iceland: IcelandDay 1 · First target missed, first night improvisedDays 5 and 6 · Here we go, we're off to IcelandDay 7 · Iceland at last, basalt and a bit of DIYDay 8 · Tracks, dust and fords all the way to VatnajökullDay 9 · Ice cave, waffle and a shock absorberDay 10 · Víti, Swiss fords and a film-set craterDay 30 · A whole day at seaDay 31 · Destination home: full-speed return modeSnæfellReykjahlíðLaugafellVíkReykjavíkSkaftafellEgilsstaðir Full route of the trip Operation Iceland

Recorded track, in Iceland and in full (inset). The 10 km around home are not shown.

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Hunting down the strange little noiseDay 1First target missed, first night improvisedArriving in the Faroe IslandsDays 5 and 6Here we go, we're off to IcelandBig Ben hits the tracksDay 7Iceland at last, basalt and a bit of DIYOne of the day’s three fordsDay 8Tracks, dust and fords all the way to VatnajökullAlone in the world on the trackDay 9Ice cave, waffle and a shock absorberBig Ben at the foot of HrossaborgDay 10Víti, Swiss fords and a film-set crater